Rebecca Gau, a self-described “reasonable Republican” in Mesa, Ariz., is conflicted about many things that her party promotes.
But she knows exactly what she thinks about Arizona’s new — or rather, very old — Civil War-era abortion ban.
“Are you nuts?” she said, adding that she was frustrated with the ban and Republican politicians inserting themselves into women’s health choices.
Across the country, fractures are emerging among conservative and centrist Republican women, as they confront an unrelenting drumbeat of new abortion bans and court rulings.
For years, the party’s message was simple and broad: Republicans oppose abortion.
Persons:
Rebecca Gau
Organizations:
Republican
Locations:
Mesa, Ariz